unit 1: introducing yourself

give the adjective and nationality of each country

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iceland

Icelandic → an Icelander

Norway

Norwegian → a Norwegian

Sweden

Swedish → a Swede

Ireland

Irish → an Irish(wo)man

Great Britain

British → a Briton

Germany

German → a German

Poland

Polish → a Pole

Finland

Finnish → a Finn

Belgium

Belgian → a Belgian

France

French → a French(wo)man

Switzerland

Swiss → a Swiss

Czech Republic

Czech → a Czech

Slovakia

Slovak/Slovakian → a Slovak

Hungary

Hungarian → a Hungarian

Denmark

Danish → a Dane

The Netherlands

Dutch → a Dutch(wo)man

Slovenia

Slovene/Slovenian → a Slovene/Slovenian

Croatia

Croatian → a Croat (ian)

Romania

Romanian → a Romanian

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian/Herzegovinian → a Bosnian/Herzegovinian

Portugal

Portuguese → a Portuguese

Spain

Spanish → a Spaniard

Italy

Italian → an Italian

Bulgaria

Bulgarian → a Bulgarian

Greece

Greek → a Greek

Austria

Austrian → an Austrian

Russia

Russian → a Russian

Turkey

Turkish → a Turk

oenophiles

passion for wine

plotting

to carefully plan each step

backdrop

what you see behind an object or a scene

pristine

very clean, pure, unspoilt

bucket-list

all the things you would really like to do or see in your life

the aftermath

the situation that results from an important, harmful, event

a melting pot

a place or situation in which people or ideas of different kinds gradually get mixed together

envious

jealous

bustling

energetic and noisy

wax lyrical

to talk about something in an enthusiastic way

If I have a boy- or girlfriend, I am …

in a relationship

If I have a husband or wife, I am …

married

If my husband or wife is deceased, I am …

widower

If I have legally stopped the relationship with my husband/wife, I am …

divorced

If I no longer live together with my husband/wife/partner, I am …

separated

If I don’t have a partner, I am …

single

If I share a house with my partner without being married, we are …

living together

get a kick out

plezier hebben van

labour of love

liefdewerk

talented

getalenteerd

flair for

aanleg voor

a great interest

een grote interesse

go a day without

een dag zonder

obsessed with

geobsedeerd door

practise

oefenen

consider myself a master

beschouw mezelf als meester

a knack

a talent

keen

enthusiast

leisure activity

vrijetijdsbesteding

crafting

knutselen

an obsession of

een obsessie van

pursuing

najagen

eye for

oog voor

synonyms

friendly

nice

outgoing

extrovert

outspoken

I know how to speak my mind

competent

qualified

truthful

honest

confident

someone who respects confidentiality

punctual

someone who respects the time

orderly

organised

detail-oriented

precise

antonyms

creative

unimaginative

in touch with

disconnected

polite

impolite

discreet

shy

opposite meaning

hypocrite

sincere

nervous

calm

negligent

attentive

careless

careful

difficult

easy-going

hard

soft

inconsiderate

considerate

insensitive

sensitive

intolerant

tolerant

selfish

generous

pessimist

optimist

indiscreet

discreet

talkative

quiet

arrogant

modest

coward

brave

difference between words

absent-minded = verstrooid

distracted = afgeleid

conscious = bewust zijn van iets

conscientious = plichtbewust

touchy = gevoelig

irritable = prikkelbaar

hardworking = hardwerkend

laborious = zwaar werk

shy = verlegen

sly = sluw

extrovert, extravert

beiden betekenen hetzelfde !!!